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Alvarez will report to the club’s spring training facility for a physical and then officially
sign a deal as early as this weekend.

Alvarez, 24, defected from Cuba last summer and was declared a free agent in January. The
Orioles consider him a five-tool player who can quickly move up the team’s minor-league system,
much like Cuban defector Henry Urrutia, who likely will join the Orioles tonight after just 67
minor-league games.

Urrutia hit .365 between double-A and triple-A.

Wrigley upgrade moves forward

The Chicago Cubs’ planned $500 million renovation of Wrigley Field won the approval of another
city commission and the support of the local alderman, all but assuring that the project will go
forward.

The
Chicago Sun-Times reported that the Chicago Plan Commission approved the proposal to
renovate Wrigley and develop nearby property. Alderman Tom Tunney endorsed the plan days after he
told the city’s landmarks commission that he didn’t.